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  • ISBN: 1569474044
  • Category: Thriller & Mystery
  • Author: Martin Limón
  • Subcategory: Mystery
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  • Language: English
  • Publisher: Soho Crime; First Edition edition (September 1, 2005)
  • Pages: 280 pages
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  • Rating: 4.4
  • Votes: 391
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The door to. Bitterness. The door to bitterness : a novel, by Martin Limón.

The door to. The door to. p. cm. ISBN-10: 1-56947-404-4.

Together, they ducked outside. The girls breathed a sigh of relief. The mama-san stared after the two men, her eyes squinting into tight wrinkles. e up from the foul-smelling tambay. I pointed at the sketch of the smiling woman. The old woman stared at the drawing. She continued to puff on her cigarette. I knew her mother, she said. so many men that time, chase me and chase her mother. No woman that time look better than u. .

Door to Bitterness book. While North Korea menaces and Vietnam burns, these two weave through back alleys and bordellos, trying to tip the scales of justice back in the right direction.

The Door to Bitterness. Mr. Limón writes with gruff respect for the culture of Seoul and with wonderful bleak humor, edged in pain, about . life in that exotic city. The Nine-Tailed Fox. Martin Limon. Combining the grim routine of a modern police procedural with the cliffhanging action of a thrilling movie serial, Slicky Boys is full of sharp observations and unexpected poignancy. -The Wall Street Journal.

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The rows of unlit neon signs still hung listlessly over the barred and shuttered doors of the joints that, by night, teemed with American GIs, optimistic young men on the prowl for new and innovative ways to waste their money. The dark, early morning street was empty. The King Club, the Seven Club, the Lucky Lady Club, were all closed. Times New Roman Georgia Courier New Serif Arial Tahoma Helvetica Menlo Consolas monospace Monaco.

Sergeants Sueno and BASCOM Novel. By (author) Martin Limon. Books for People with Print Disabilities. Internet Archive Books. by. Limón, Martin, 1948-. Delaware County District Library (Ohio).

Martin Limón retired from military service after twenty years in the United States Army, including ten years in Korea in five tours starting 1968. He is the author of fourteen books in the Sueño and Bascom series, including Jade Lady Burning and the short story collection Nightmare Range, inspired by his time in Korea. He lives near Seattle.

Praise for Martin Limón: “It’s great to have these two mavericks back. . . . Mr. Limón writes with gruff respect for the culture of Seoul and with wonderful bleak humor, edged in pain, about GI life in that exotic city.”—The New York Times Book Review “Combining the grim routine of a modern police procedural with the cliff-hanging action of a thrilling movie serial . . . full of sharp observations and unexpected -poignancy.”—The Wall Street Journal “Sueño and Bascom are two of the most memorable sleuths in the modern mystery canon.”—The Plain Dealer “The writing is plain and sinewy, the characterizations are quietly brilliant, and the moral vision is as cold as a Seoul bar girl’s gaze.”—The Oregonian The pair of GI cops Martin Limón first introduced in Jade Lady Burning, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, are back with a vengeance in their latest adventures in Seoul and the sin cities surrounding the capital in the 1970s. While North Korea menaces and Vietnam burns, these two weave through back alleys and bordellos, trying to tip the scales of justice back in the right direction. This time they are not only pursuing criminals, they’re chasing themselves. Homicidal thieves have gotten hold of Sueño’s badge and are using it to lull their victims just long enough to strike—with his gun. That they are murderers makes it that much worse for the dynamic duo. The army wants its equipment accounted for and the ID and weapon recovered. George and Ernie want to recover their reputation, such as it is. And stop the killings. Martin Limón is the author of numerous short stories starring his army police duo, as well as three novels. The Door to Bitterness is the fourth in the Sueño-Bascom series, after Jade Lady Burning, Slicky Boys, and Buddha’s Money.
Reviews about Door to Bitterness (7):
Anayanis
I've enjoyed his previous books but I found this effort to be a little choppy. The story was very good, the atmosphere was just right (USN visited Korea several times in 74-76) you could almost smell the ville.

Down side, he uses terms that aren't really correct. Saying 'charging handle' when a .45 slide is being racked or calling the pistol grip a 'hilt'. These are minor quibbles but they still stick out and burn the flow of the story for me. Perhaps the Army calls it a charging handle in some kind of odd slang transfer from a machine gun but it is jarring.

On the up side this is a deep story. The impact of GIs on Korean society, particularly the bar girl scene is gone into in this book. As a 20 year old it didn't really bother me, as an older man I look back and shudder at the fact that it is human trafficking supported by thousands and thousands of young soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines.
Vetibert
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The only reason I gave this one four stars is that I think his earlier books are five stars and this one is not as perfect as the others. That being said, buy all of Marin Limon's books and read them in sequence. If you have ever been in Korea, you'll enjoy the mystery entangled with a journey "down memory lane." If you've never been there - buy the books anyway. I am a fan!! When is the next book coming out?
Kuve
If you have a weekend with some ugly weather and time for good reading, consider this Limon book. Characters Sueno and Bascom remain the same as in previous books but are getting a bit predictable. The story angle though is not predictable. There are enough turns to keep you awake and alert. As some GIs in Korea have been known to say "Same same but different" My only regret is that it took so long for "The Door to Bitterness" to be published since the last Limon book.
Gom
I enjoyed the novel. Not quite as good as the Wandering Ghost, another in the series.
TheFresh
This is the best of the series so far, so I'll keep reading. Sueno and Bascom continue to grow as characters.
elegant stranger
Retired US Army with 4-tours in Korea. Really enjoy Bascom and Sueno and their adventures in Itaewon---as lomg as they stay in Itaewon and write abiut GIs.
Danrad
As usual Martin Limon has delivered a great story set in 1970s South Korea. This a a great series and shoud not be lissed by international crime fiction fans.
Set in the 1970s, this series follows Sergeants Sueno and Bascom in their adventures as military police investigators in South Korea. Sueno is the narrator of the series, and keeps the story moving briskly, while also giving us a lot of insight into Korean and U.S. military culture. It helps the story that these two are quite different personalities and often have conflicting views as to which course the investigation should follow.

I have read four of the novels in the series and think this is the best of the group. Loved The Wandering Ghost, was less impressed with Buddha's Money. But I would recommend this, and think that anyone who enjoyed other books in the series would enjoy this volume.

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